Causes
This issue about whether new states would allow it to happen in their state caused major conflict.
Slavery
President of the Union during the war.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This side had more factories and industry.
Union
First major battle of the Civil War.
Bull Run
Freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
Emancipation Proclamation
This law required citizens to help return escaped enslaved people.
Fugitive Slave Act
President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
This side had stronger military leaders early in the war.
Confederacy
Turning point battle in the East that Lincoln Gave his Famous Speech
Battle of Gettysburg?
Abraham Lincoln's Famous Speech
Gettysburg Address
This compromise allowed states to vote for themselves in new territories
Compromise of 1850/Kansas-Nebraska Act
Top Union general who later became president.
Ulysses S Grant
This advantage helped the North transport supplies to their military
Railroads/trains
Turning point battle in the West giving the North total control of the Mississippi River
Battle of Vicksburg
Plan to reunite the country after the war.
Reconstruction
This event involved a violent raid on Harpers Ferry to start a slave rebellion.
John Browns Raid
Famous Confederate general known for his leadership.
Robert E Lee
Name 1 major disadvantage for the South.
Fewer trains/ money tied to slavery/ smaller population
Battle that gave Lincoln confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Battle of Antietam
This amendment ended slavery.
13th
Supreme Court case ruled enslaved people were not citizens.
Dred Scott Decision
Union general known for “total war” tactics in the South.
William Sherman
This strategy was used by the Union to slowly squeeze the South.
Anaconda Plan
Final major battle leading to surrender.
Appomattox Court House
TRIPLE POINTS: Explain the 13th, 14th, And 15th Amendments
abolishing slavery (13th), providing equal protection (14th), and securing voting rights (15th)